Optrex blue plastic eye bath, boxed
 Catalogue Number: 2932 Optrex blue plastic eye bath, boxed Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Eye baths, bottles, jars Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1970 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: England Description Of Item: Blue moulded plastic eye bath of simple bowl shape, in original cardboard box. Base of eye bath marked 'OPTREX/2/ REGD DESIGN /No 769870'. Box headed 'OPTREX EYE BATH/ IMPROVED AND EXCLUSIVE DESIGN'. Eye bath:48mmW x 34mmH x 32mmD. Box: 54mm x 37mm x 37mm. Historical Significance: The Optraex/Optrex trademark was first registered in France & England in 1931. English eye baths were made by United Glass in St Helens, Lancashire until about 1965 when they were replaced with plastic. The eye baths were made to fit, inverted, over the top of Optrex eye wash bottles. Ref: Eye Baths, George Sturrock, 2012, Millstream Books, Cat No 2246 How Acquired: Donated by Pamela R Sutton Date Acquired: July 2016 Condition: Eye bath: very good, box: fair Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 18 |